Sorry if it has been discussed before. I've done a little searching, couldn't find it:
What would be the effect of (after warming up decently) doing high intensity (e.g. hiit style bike intervals for about 10-15 minutes or a set of somewhat longer zone 4 intervals) followed by low intensity steady state (e.g. 2-3 hours of zone 2) within one training session?
I've been reading the discussions about LISS training vs high intensity, tend to agree with the idea that it's good to have both in all periods of training. Of course, how much of each differs based on the period, the athlete, the time available, etc. All of what I've read seems to assume, though, that within each training session, you do either one or the other. Is combining the two detrimental to the effect of one or the other, or does it increase the risk of making the training stress too high? Or wil you get both effects to an acceptable degree?
If it does work, it could be particularly interesting for those weeks where you can fit in too few training sessions to do everything separately.
What would be the effect of (after warming up decently) doing high intensity (e.g. hiit style bike intervals for about 10-15 minutes or a set of somewhat longer zone 4 intervals) followed by low intensity steady state (e.g. 2-3 hours of zone 2) within one training session?
I've been reading the discussions about LISS training vs high intensity, tend to agree with the idea that it's good to have both in all periods of training. Of course, how much of each differs based on the period, the athlete, the time available, etc. All of what I've read seems to assume, though, that within each training session, you do either one or the other. Is combining the two detrimental to the effect of one or the other, or does it increase the risk of making the training stress too high? Or wil you get both effects to an acceptable degree?
If it does work, it could be particularly interesting for those weeks where you can fit in too few training sessions to do everything separately.